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I have some chicks who hatched out and looked sex link to me and thats what they turned out to be. I just can't tell the difference. I would upload photo but I have no camera at the moment. Some have much more golden red color and some have some more silver color to them. I am sure this is the...

I have had two chicks hatch a day early and i noticed both have silky style feathering, both have five toes on both feet, and have some darker area in their skin, but the most of their skin is whiteish / cream. I was wondering if anyone could show me photos of older silkhorns. BTW Silkie...

I have just started breeding some turkens and I am expecting some babies soon. I know that alot of the turkens now days are not "pure bred", and it said they originated in Europe. I am just wondering if there any flocks out there still that have not been bred to other breeds?

Hi, I am *age removed* I have had my chickens for about 1/2 year now. I am thinking ahead and I would some how like to have my chickens through college but not sure how to make this work. I will be hopefully going to a university and would be coming home once a month so traveling to take...

Hello, I very badly would like to buy turken eggs for hatching. I don't care about color. Anyone please. I can't get my own anymore because a nasty racoon decided he would rip of my roosters head and my young turken just broke his wing really badly today, so he will be out of it for quite a...

Help, I just had a 12 week old turken escape from his cage and he found the bucket of water that i get his water out of, tried to fly up and perch but instead fell in. when that happened i heard a horrible little snap and i rushed and pulle dhim out. He has a wing bone which i think is almost...

Anyone ever heard or seen of a golden laced blue polish? I think I have one. I bought her as a chick from a local breeder and he has tons of polish that he lets inter breed. I will post photos as soon as i go out and take them.

Hi, I am looking for some turkey eggs, don't care about the breed as long as they are not double breasted because i would like for them to mate naturally and i won't be eating them. I am also looking for just two or three duck eggs to buy with the same order of turkey eggs. I don't care what...

I will be in need of turken hatching eggs in 11 days after my bator clears out with the eggs i have in it right now. Please e-mail me or pm me if you are willing to sell to me. I did not see any advertised in the hatching eggs for sale and i am sure more people would see it as a post then a...

I came home today to see blood spots in my coop and it turned out to be bloddy stool. They are still on medicated feed (10 weeks of age) and have plenty of fresh water and food. They have very clean bedding and I am not sure what to do! Please Help!

I have a freind who culls his male chicks after about 48 hours because he runs a small egg farm I would call it with 300+ hens and it isn't financially viable for him to keep all of his roosters. he keeps maybe one every once in a while for breeding purposes but the rest he brings to the cutting...

i have found a few posts on the forum about using hot water thermostats for keeping temps better. I would really like it if someone could explain what exactly you have to do with pictures because i found a few but it sounds confusing because they werent clear instructions. Also, what is a waffer...

I currently have a 9 week old Rhode island red and he is extremely mean. He has got me good in the face, hands, thighs, and went after me several times when i go to feed him. I have a nice long stick I give him a good whack with when i need to keep him off. I was wondering because I cant stand...

Hi, I am the proud parent of 56 chickens from a week old to 10 weeks old and i was wondering if anyone has raised or know if there is a way to raise chickens during college. I live about an hour away from all the major colleges in my state and i would not be able to run back and forth every day...

hello, i am going to try a breeding experiment in which the following crosses i will use and I was wondering if anyone would be so nice as to tell me names of the crosses and or information on the crosses. Rhode Island Red Hen mixed with a White Leghorn Male. Rhode island red male mixed with a...

hello, I am curious about showing chickens and i would like to know all about showing and what i need. i have 2 beautiful mottled houdan roosters, and 3 mottled houdan pullets. i have heard they are good for showing but i havent been able to find much information on chicken showing. Any...